pustulous
Americanadjective
Etymology
Origin of pustulous
Example Sentences
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After the dying Wayna Qhapaq locked himself away so that nobody could see his pustulous face, Salcamayhua reported, he was visited by a terrifying midnight vision.
From "1491" by Charles C. Mann
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"Never," telegraphed this Falstaff of pustulous aspect, "have baser countenances of a base demagogy met the afflicted gaze of honest men."
From History of the Commune of 1871 by P. Lissagary
Experience now tells me that almost the only variation which follows consists in the pustulous fluids remaining limpid nearly to the time of its total disappearance; and not, as in the direct smallpox, becoming purulent.
From The Harvard Classics Volume 38 Scientific Papers (Physiology, Medicine, Surgery, Geology) by Various
To play Siamese twin to a pustulous convict were a trifle beside this.
From Despair's Last Journey by David Christie Murray
Apply before the spots fill with matter, although it will answer sometimes even after they have become pustulous.
From Enquire Within Upon Everything The Great Victorian Domestic Standby by Anonymous
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